Tag: Year-1985

ZZ Top’s music on this album was still basically heavy, but the synth work overpowers everything in sight.

Alcatrazz rebounded from the loss of Yngwie J Malmsteen and promptly replaced him with another guitar wizard, Steve Vai for…

By 1985 Utopia were back to their very best AOR form, but sadly they had never recovered commercially from 1980’s…

The Tubes circa 1985 were probably on the cusp of winking out; only they didn’t quite know it.

‘Alibi’ was the final of the three 80’s albums by Vandenberg. At a drop, I would say this release is…

It’s a pity Duke Jupiter couldn’t fulfill their promise built up over a number of years. With numerous releases they…

These blokes looked like they landed off the beaches of California and the screens of MTV. Signed to EMI Denmark,…

In typical ‘one album wonders’ fashion for the 80’s era, Fortune went as fast as they came.

One of ‘Theatre’s main problems is the production, it has little meat to it, and Motley Crüe’s usual dynamic sound…

Signed to the small Heavy Metal USA label, Sabu’s ‘Heartbreak’ album probably skipped many people by, but looking back on…

The third of the Ratt triumvirate is this one ‘Invasion Of Your Privacy’, released in July 1985 and going double…

The direction on Gregg Rolie’s first solo LP wavers between straight AOR and smooth MOR.

Considering Molly Hatchet had been a successful act for nearly a decade up to this point, a double live LP…

Michael Bolton’s ‘Everybody’s Crazy’ ranks as one of the most ‘complete AOR’ albums within the genre.

It’s hard to believe that Mr Mister struck huge success during the mid-80’s with this album ‘Welcome To The Real…

The Scorpions setlist is entirely focused on the ‘Lovedrive’ to ‘Love At First Sting’ albums making this a great, post-Uli…

Very much a project based album this effort from Fierce Heart. Quite a strong rockin’ album featuring one of the…

One of the real gems of the AOR world is the 1985 Prophet debut.

This is Night Ranger’s third album, and while ‘7 Wishes’ contains impressive material I can’t help but feel it falls…

The word in 1985 was that the record label wanted ‘the big one’ and Saga responded with the much discussed…